McDermott v. Abercrombie Complaint

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ROBERT K. MATSUMOTO #1330345 Queen Street, Suite 701Honolulu, HI 96813 2 13 OCT3 AH I: 55Telephone: 808) 585-7244 t t ~ttorney for PlaintiffREPRESENTATIVE BOB McDERMOTT LERK

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST CIRCUIT. STATE OF HAWAII

K K SREPRESENTATIVE BOBMcDERMOTT, CIVILNO. 181 ..2899-10) COMPLAINT; EXHIBITS A - B ;

Plaintiff, ) SUMMONSvs. )GOVERNOR NEIL ABERCROMBIE, )SENATOR DONNA MERCADO KIM, )REPRESENTATIVE JOSEPH SOUKI, )SENATOR CLAYTON HEE, )REPRESENTATIVE KARL RHOADS, )

Defendants. )___________________________)COMPLAINT

COMES NOW PLAINTIFF above named, through his attorney, Robert K.Matsumoto, and hereby files their claims against Defendants above named.

1. PlaintiffRepresentative BOB McDERMOTT, is a resident of the City andCounty ofHonolulu, State ofHawaii, and is the duly elected representative ofDistrict 40,House ofRepresentatives, State ofHawaii.

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2. Defendant Governor Neil Abercrombie, hereinafter Governor Abercrombie ,is a resident of the City and County ofHonolulu and is the duly elected governor of theState ofHawaii.

3 Defendant Senator Donna Mercado Kim, hereinafter Senator Kim , is aresident of the City and County ofHonolulu, is the duly elected senator from SenateDistrict 14 and the president ofSenate of the State ofHawaii.

4 efendant Representative Joseph Souki, hereinafter Speaker Souki is aresident of the island and County ofMaui, is the duly elected representative ofDistrict 8ofthe State House of Representatives and the Speaker ofthe House ofRepresentatives ofthe State ofHawaii.

5 efendant Senator Clayton Hee, hereinafter Senator Hee is a resident of theCity and County of Honolulu, State ofHawaii and is the duly elected senator of SenateDistrict 23.

6 Defendant Karl Rhoads, hereinafter Representative Rhodes , is a resident ofthe City and County ofHonolulu, State of Hawaii, and is the duly elected representativeofHouse District 29.

7 All of the Defendants are being sued in their capacities as duly electedofficials of the State of Hawaii and not as individuals.

8 Plaintiff brings this action in his official capacity as a member of the State ofHawaii House ofRepresentatives and not in his individual capacity.

9 Both Plaintiffs and Defendants are bound by Section I of the Hawaii State


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Constitution which states, All political power of this State is inherent in the people andthe responsibility for the exercise thereof rests with the people. All government isfounded on this authority.

10. In or about August, 2013, Governor Abercrombie called for a special sessionof the legislature of the State ofHawaii to consider and to act upon a marriage equity ,i.e. a same sex marriage bill..

11 Plaintiff is informed and believes and upon such information and beliefalleges notwithstanding the non-concurrence of both Senator Kim and Speaker Souki,Governor Abercrombie unilaterally set the start date for the special session for the weekof the October 28, 2013, which special session was expected to last no more than five (5)days.

12 Plaintiff is informed and believe, and upon such information and beliefallege that the truncated special session was called to favor a selected few over the rightsof the general populace ofHawaii.

13 On or about October 24, 2013, there was a public announcement made tothe general public announcing the start date and time for public testimony to be heardbefore the Senate Judiciary and Labor committee headed by Senator Hee with adescription of the proposed bill, Senate Bill #1, together with instructions on how tosubmit written testimony. A true copy of Senate Bill 1 is attached hereto as Exhibit Aand by reference is made a part hereof.

14 The instructions also noted that the deadline for submitting written testimonywas 24 hours prior to start of the hearing and date and time before the Senate Judiciaryand Labor committee, which commenced at 10:30 a.m., October 28, 2013.

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15. Article 1 section 23 of the Hawaii State Constitution states, The legislatureshall have the power to reserve marriage to opposite sex-couples , hereinafter oppositesex marriage amendment.

16. The opposite sex marriage amendment resulted from the people ofHawaiioverwhelmingly voting by a greater than 2/3 majority by means of a referendum, whichboth houses of the State legislature approved for the people of Hawaii's consideration.

17. In explaining the purpose and the meaning of the referendum and the effectsof a favorable vote, the State legislature succinctly stated what the meaning of a Yesvote for the referendum meant, i.e. a Yes vote would add a new provision to theConstitution that would give the Legislature the power to reserve marriage to oppositesex couples only. A true copy of the State legislature's statement is attached hereto asExhibit B and by reference is made a part hereof.

18. As a member of the State House ofRepresentatives at that time in 1998,Plaintiff voted in favor ofH.B. No. 117, C.D. 1 which would allow the people ofHawaiito decide for themselves whether to allow same sex marriages or to limit marriages toopposite sex couples only.

19. Plaintiffparticipated in meetings, caucuses, discussions and debates andconcluded that if the people ofHawaii voted in favor of the said referendum, whichultimately led to Article I, section 23, marriage in Hawaii would be limited to opposite

sex couples only and that another constitutional amendment would be required to allowsame sex couples to marry.

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alleges the plain meaning of the opposite sex marriage amendment and the interpretationplaced on said amendment by the Hawaii voters trumps whatever meaning the Statelegislature ascribes to the same.

21. Further Plaintiff is informed and believes and upon such information andbelief alleges by the plain meaning of the opposite sex marriage amendment and theunderstanding of the voters that approved the constitutional amendment, there is a furtherneed to amend Article I, Section 3 before any same sex marriage bills such as SB 1 canbe enacted and that the State legislature has no direct constitutional or statutory authority,or by otherwise by implication, to enact any same sex marriage laws.

22. As a member of the House Judiciary committee and as a voting member atlarge, Plaintiff is asked to review, consider and vote in the House Judiciary committee onsaid SB 1 and in the House ofRepresentatives at large.

23. By reason of the plain meaning language of the opposite sex marriageamendment and Pl intiffsposition on the opposite sex couple amendment, a controversyexists such that a determination must be made on the scope and breadth of the oppositesex couple amendment and whether the State legislature has the right to enact any lawswhich would allow same sex couples the right to marry notwithstanding the restrictionsofmarriage as determined by the said opposite sex couple amendment and the vote of thepeople ofHawaii establishing such an amendment.

24. This action is brought pursuant to Chapter 632, Declaratory Judgments,Hawaii Revised Statutes.

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WHEREFORE, Plaintiff prays as follows:1 The Court declare that Article I, section 23 o the Hawaii State constitution

reserves marriage to opposite sex couples only and that a further amendment is necessaryfor the State legislature to enact any laws which would allow same sex couples to marryin the State o Hawaii.

2 The Court declare any bill or act which allows same sex marriage in Hawaii tobe declared null and void until another State constitutional amendment is voted upon bythe people o Hawaii which would allow same sex couples to marry in the State oHawaii.

3 The Court award Plaintiffhis reasonable attorney s fees and costs.4. The Court grant such other relief as it deems just and equitable in the

premises.DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, _OC_T_ _ _2_ 1_3

ROBERT K MATSUMOTOAttorney for PlaintiffREPRESENTATIVE BOB McDERMOTT

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THE SENATETWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2013SECOND SPECIAL SESSIONSTATE O HAWA OCT 82 13

S.B. NO. I

BILL FOR N CTRELATING TO EQUAL RIGHTS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAll:SECTION 1 . This Act sh a l l _be known as the Hawaii Marriage

2 Equal i ty Act of 2013.3 The l eg i s l a tu r e acknowledges the r ecen t dec i s ion o f the4 United Sta t e s Supreme Court in United Sta t e s v . Windsor, 133 S.5 Ct. 2675 (20 1 3 , which held t h a t Sect ion 3 of the Defense of6 Marriage Act , Publ c Law 104 - 199, unlawfu l ly d i sc r imin a t ed7 aga ins t marr i ed same-sex couples by proh ib i t i ng the federa l8 government from recogniz ing those marr iages and by denying9 federa l r igh t s , b en e f i t s p ro t ec t i o n s and r e s p o n s ib i l i t l e s to

10 those couple s . The l e g i s l a t u re has a l read y extended to same-sexcouples the r i g h t to en t e r i n to c i v i l unions t h a t provide the

12 same r i g h t s bene f i t s p ro t ec t i o n s and r e sp o n s i b i l i t i e s under3 s t a t e law as a f f orded to oppos i te -sex couples who marry.

14 However, thes e c iv l unions are not recognized by federa l law5 and wi l l not be t r e a t ed equal ly to a marr iage under federa l law.6 Therefo re t i s the i n t en t of the l eg i s l a tu r e to :

17 (1) Ensure t h a t same-sex couples a re ab le to t ake fu l l8 advan ta g e of f ed e ra l r i g h t s b e n e f i t s p ro tec t ions

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age 3 S B NO IThe pu rpo se o f t h i s Act i s to recognize marr iages between

ind iv idua l s of the same sex in the Sta t e of Hawaii .SECTION 2 . Chapter 572, Hawai i Revised Sta tu t e s , i s

amended by adding s ix new sec t ions to be ap p ro p r i a t e l ydes igna ted and to read as fol lows:

572-A Continuity o f rights; c i v i l union and reciprocalbenef ic iary re lat ionsh ips a) Two ind iv idua l s who are c i v i lunion p a r t n e r s o r r ec i p ro ca l bene f i c i a r i e s wi th each other andwho seek to marry each o t h e r s h a l l be p ermi t t ed to apply fo r amarr iage l i c ens e under s ec t i o n 572-6 and to marry each otherunder t h i s chap ter without fi:i:: st . t e rmina t ing t h e i r c i v i l . uniono r rec ip roca l bene f i c i a ry re l a t ionsh ip ; provided t h a t the twoind iv idua l s a re othe rwise e l i g i b l e to marry under t h i s chap ter .

14 (b} The c o u p l e s c i v i l union o r rec ip roca l b en e f i c i a ry15 re l a t ionsh ip s h ll cont inue unin te r rup ted u n t i l the16 solemniza t ion o f t ~ marr iage co n s i s t en t wi th t h i s chap ter , and7 the solemniza t i on o f the couple s marr iage sha lL au tomat ica l ly8 t e rmina te the co u p l e s c i v i l union o r r ec i p ro ca l b en e f i c i a ry

19 re l a t ionsh ip .2 c) The a c t of seeking a l i cense fo r o r en t e r i n g i n t o a21 marriage unde r t hi s .ch ap te r s h a ll not dimin i sh any of the22 r igh t s , benef its , pro tec t ions , and r e sp o n s i b i l i t i e s t h a t ~ x i s t e

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1 previously due t o the couple s e a r l i e r s t a tus as c i v i l union2 pa r tne rs o r r e c ip roca l benefic i a r ie s .3 (d) The r igh t s , benef i ts , pro tec t ions , and4 r espons ib i l i t i e s crea ted by the c i v i l union o r rec ip roca ls benef ic ia ry r e l a t ionsh ip sha l l be cont inuous through6 solemnizat io n o f t he marriage and deemed to have accrued as of7 the f i r s t da t e these r igh t s ex i s t ed under the c i v i l union o r8 rec iproca l b ene f i c i a ry r e la t ionsh ip ; provided t ha t the c iv i l9 union o r rec i p r oca l bene f i c i a ry r e la t ionsh ip was i n e f f e c t a t

10 the t ime of t he so lemniza t ion o f the coup le s marriage to each11 other .12 (e) Arty r ghts , benef i ts , pro tec t ions , and13 r e s pons ib i l i t i es c rea t ed .by the solemnizat ion of a marr iage t ha t14 were not i nc l ude d with i n the rec ip roca l bene f i c i a ry r e la t ionsh ip15 sha l l be recogni zed as of the date the marr iage was solemnized.16 (f) Prop er ty h e l d b y the couple in . tenancy by the e n t i r e t y17 sha l l be subj ec t to sec t ion 509 318 572 B I nt erpret t ion o f terminology to be gender neutral .19 When necessary t o implement the r ights , benef i t s , pro tec t ions ,2 and responsibi t i e s of spouses 0nder the laws of t h i s Sta te ,21 a l l gender-spe c i f ic terminology, such as husband , wife ,22 widow , widower , o r s imi la r terms, sh a l l be const rued in a


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Page 5 S B NO I1 gender - neut r a l manner. This i n t e r p r e t a t i o n s h a l l apply to a l l2 sources of l aw , i ncluding s t a tu t e s ad min i s t r a t i v e ru l e s cour t3 decis ions .c ommon law o r any other source of law.4 572 C Right o f parents. Parentage r i g h t s b en e f i t s5 pro tec t ions a nd r e s p o n s ib i l i t i es based on marr iage s h a l l be the6 same fo r a l l ma r r i ed spouses r eg a rd l e s s of the gender of the7 spouses . Th e s e -r i g h t s bene f i t s pro tec t ions and8 re spons ib i l i es s h a l l inc lude pa te rn i ty mate rn i ty and9 parentage p resumptions based on marr iage .1 572 D Re l i nce on federal law. Any law of t h i s St a t e

t ha t re f e rs t o , adopts o r r e l i e s upon f ed e ra l law sha l l apply2 to a l l mar r i a ge s r ecognized under the laws of . t h i s St a t e as i f3 federa l law r e c ognized s u ch .marr i ages in the same manner as the4 laws of t h i s St a t e so t h a t a l l marr iages r ece iv e equa l5 t r ea tment .16 572 E Re fus l to solemnize a m a ~ r i a g e Nothing in t h i s17 chap te r s h a l l b e cons t rued to r eq u i re any c l e rg y .min i s t e r8 p r i e s t rabb i o f f i c e r of any re l ig ious denomination o r soc ie ty9 o r re l i g i o u s soc i e t y not having c l e rg y but p rov id ing

2 solemniza t ion s t ha t i s au th o r i zed to perform solemniza t ions2 pur suan t to th i s chap ter .to so le mize any marr iage . No such22 person who fa i l s o r r e fu ses to solemnize any marr iage under t h i s


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1 section for any r eason shal l be subject to any fine, penalty,2 injunction, admin i s t r a t ive proceeding, or other civi l l i ab i l i ty3 for the fa i lu re or re fusa l .

. .4 572-F Re l i gious organizations and f a c i l i t i e s l i a b i l i t y5 exemption unde r certain circumstances. Notwithstanding any6 other law t o t he contrary, no r eligious organizat ion shal l be7 subject to a ny f ine, penalty, i njunction, administrat ive8 proceeding, or civi l l i ab i l i t y for refusing to make i t s9 f ac i l i t i e s or grounds avai lable for solemnization of any10 marriage ce lebra t ion under th is chapter; provided that the

r e l i g i ous o rgan iz a t ion does not make i t s f ac i l i t i e s or grounds12 avai lable to the general public for solemnization of any13 marriage ce lebr a t i on for a prof i t .14 Fer purposes of th i s sectiort, a re l igious organizat ion15 accept ing do na t ions from the publ i c , providing re l ig ious16 services to the public, or othe r wise permit t ing the public to7 enter the re l ig ious organizat ion ' s p r m i s ~ shal l not const i tute8 for a profi t .

19 SE TION 3. Section 572 - 1, Hawaii Revised Statutes , i s2 amended to re ad as follows: 21 572-1 Requis i t e s o f val id marriage contract . In order22 to make va l id the marriage contract , . which sha l l be [eft.y

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age 7 S.B. NO.1 between a ma n and a ,mman,] pe r mit ted between two ind iv idua l s2 without rega rd to gender , it sha l l be necessa ry t ha t :3 1) Th e re s pec t ive p a r t i e s do not s tand in r e l a t i o n to4 each o t h e r o f an ces to r and descendant of any degree5 wha t s oever [b ro ther and s i s t e r ] two s ib l i n g s of the6 ha l as wel l a s to the whole blood, unc le and niece7 unc l e and nephew, aunt and nephew, o r aun t and niece8 . whe the r the r e l a t i o n s h i p i s the r e s u l t o f the i ssue of9 paren t s marr i ed o r not mar r i ed to each o the r o r

10 par e n t s who are pa r tne rs in a c i v i l union o r not11 par tner s in a c i v i l un ion;12 2} Eac h of the p a r t i e s a t . the t ime o f con t r ac t ing the13 marriage i s a t l e a s t s ix teen years of age; prov ided

. 14 th a t wi t h the wri t t en approva l of the fami ly cour t o f15 the c i r c u i t wi th in which the minor re s ide s it sha l l16 be law fu l fo r a person under the age of .s ix t een years17 but i n no event under the age of f i f t e e n years to18 mar ry sub jec t t o sec t i6n 572-2;19 3 [The man does not a t the t ime have any lavvful \ d fe or20 c iv il un i on partl ler liv ing and t h a t the woman does not21 a t th e t i me have any la ; fu l husband o r c i v i l union22 p a r tne r l iv ing ; ] Nei ther pa r ty has a t the t ime any

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l awfu l wife, husband, o r c i v i l union p a r t n e r l i v inge xcep t as provided i n s ec t i o n 572-A;

(4) Con s en t o f ne i the r pa r ty to the marr iage has beenob ta ined by fo rce duress o r f raud;

5} Ne i t h er o f t h e p a r t i e s i s a person a f f l i c t e d wi th anylo a t hsome d i sease concealed from, and unknown to theo t h er par ty ;

6.) The [man and ~ m m a n p a r t i e s to be marr ied in the St a t es ~ l l have duly obta ined a i i c ense fo r tha t purposef r om th e agent appointed to g ran t marr iage l i c enses ;and

7} The ma r r i age ceremony be performed in the St a t e by a3 pe r s on or soc ie ty w it h a va l id l i c ense to solemnize

14 ma r r i age s and the man and the 1mman p a r t i e s to be5 marr i ed and the person performing the marr iage

16 ce remony be a l l phys ic a l l y presen t a t the same p lace17 and me fo r the marr i age ceremony.18 SECTION 4. Sect ion 57 2 - 3, Hawaii Revised Sta tu t e s i s9 amended to r e ad as fol lows:

2 572-3 Contracted without the State. Marriages between21 [a man and a woman] two i nd i v i ctuals regard less o f gender and

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Page 9 S B NO I1 l eg a l [ in the country] where co n t rac t ed s h a l l be he ld l eg a l in2 t h e co u r t s of th i s Sta t e . 3 SECTION 5. Sect ion 572 - 6 , Hawaii Revised Sta tu t e s i s4 amended to r e a d as fol lows:5 572-6 Appl ica t ion ; l i c ense ; l im i t a t i o n s . To secure a6 l i c en s e t o ma r ry t h e per sons app ly ing fo r the l i c en s e s h a l l7 appear person a l ly b efo re an agent au th o r i zed to gran t marr iage8 l i censes and sha l l f i l e with the agent an app l i ca t ion in9 wri t ing . The a pp l i c a t i o n s h a l l be accompanied by a sta tement

10 s igned and s wo r n t o by each of the persons se t t i n g fo r th : theper son ' s f u ll n ame, d a te of b i r t h, soc ia l s ecur i ty number,

12 res idence ; t h e i r r e la t ionsh ip i f any; the f u l l names of'13 paren t s ; and t ha t a l l -p r i o r marriages,[,-} o r c i v i l unions i14 any, other than an e x l s t i n g c iv i l union betweeri the per sons5 apply ing fo r the marr iage l i c en s e have been d. issolved by dea th

16 o r d i s s o l u t i o n. I f a l l p r i o r marr iages o r c i v i l unions other17 than an e x i s t i ng c i v i l union between the p e r s o ~ s applying fo r18 the marr iage l i c ens e have been d i s so lv ed by dea th o r19 d i s s o l u t i o n t h e s ta tement s h l ~ a l s o se t fo r th the d a te of20 dea th o f the l a s t p r i o r spouse o r the date and j u r i s d i c t i o n in2 which the la s t d ec ree o f d i s s o l u t ion was en te red . Any other22 i n format ion cons i s t e n t wi th the s tandard m r r i ~ e c e r t i f i c t e as

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Page 10 S B NO1 recommended by the Public Heal t h Service; National Center for2 Health Sta t i s t ics/ may be requested for s t a t i s t i c a l or other3 purposes 1 s ub j ec t to approval of and modification by the4 department of heal th; provided that the information shal l be5 provided a t the option of the appl icant and no appl icant shal l6 be denied a l i cense for fa i lure to provide the information. The7 agent shal l indorse on the appl icat ion/ over the agent s8 s ignature 1 t he date of the f i l ing thereof and shal l issue a9 l icense which s hal l bear on .i t s face the date of issuance.

10 Every l icens e s ha l l be of fu l l force and ef fec t for th i r ty days/

commencing f r om and including t he date of issuance. After the12 th i r ty - day pe r i od / the l icense shal l become void and no marriage13 ceremony shal l be . performed the r eon.t I t shal l be the duty of every person legal ly author ized to5 grant l icense s to marry to immediately report the issuance of6 every marriage l icense to the agent of the department of heal th17 in the di s t r i c t in which the l icense i s issued se t t ing forth8 a l l facts re qui red to be s ta ted in such manner and on such form9 as the departmen t may prescribe.

2 SECTION 6. Section 572-13 Hawaii Revis'ed Statutes , i s2 amended by ame nd ing subsect ions (a) and (b) to read as follows:

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1 (a) Re cordkeeping. Every person authorized to solemnize2 marriage sha l l make and preserve a record of every marriage by3 the person so l emnized, compris i ng the names of the [man and 4 woman] par t ie s married, their place of residence, and the date5 of the i r marri age.6 Every pe r son authorized to solemnize marriage , who neglects7 to keep a re cord of any marriage by the person solemnized shal l8 be f ined 50 .9 (b) Ma r r i ages, repqrted by whom. t shal l be the duty of1 every person , l egal ly authorized to perform the marriage

ceremony, to repor t within three business day$ every marriage2 ceremony, pe r formed by the person, to the agent of the3 department of hea l th in the di s t r i c t in which the marriage takes4 place se t t ing f orth a l l facts required to be sta ted in a5 standard cer t i f ica te of marriage, the form and contents of which6 shal l be pre s cr ibed by the depar tment of health[7]; provided7 that i f any pe r son who has solemnized a marriage fa i l s to report8 t to the agent of the department of heal th, the par t i es married9 may provide t he department of heal th with a notar ized af f idav i t

2 at tes t ing to t he fact that they were married and s ta t ing the2 date and place of t he solemnization of the marriage. Upon the22 receipt of tha t a f f idav i t by the department of heal th, the

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1 marriage sha l l be deemed to be val id as of the date of the2 solemnizat ion of the marriage sta ted n the aff idavi t ; provided3 that the re qUi rements of sect ion 572-1 are met.4 SECTION 7. Section 572B -4 _Hawaii Revised Statutes , i s5 amended by amend i ng subsection (c) to read as follows:6 (c) Not h ing in th i s section shal l be construed to requ i re7 any person a uthorized to perfo r m solemnizat ions [pursuant .to8 chapter 572 or ] of civi l unions pursuant to th i s chapter to9 perform a so lemniza t ion of a c i vi l union, and no such authorized1 person who f a i l s or refu.ses for any reason to jo in persons in a11 c iv i l un on shall be subject to any fine, penalty, or other12 c iv i l act ion fo r t he fa i lu re or refusal .

. 13 SECTION 8 . Section 572C-2 1 Hawaii Revised Statutes , is4 amended to r ea d a s follows:

15 [ f] 12c 2 [ t ] Findings . [The l eg i s l a ture f inds that the6 people of choose to p r e s e ~ v e the t rad .i t ion of marriage as17 a unique soc i a l i ns t i tu t ion based upon the committed union of18 one man and one woman. The leg i s la ture fur ther . finds that19 because of ts unique sta tus , marriage provides access to a2 mult ipl ic i ty of r igh ts and benef i ts throughout our laws that are21 contingent up on that s ta tus . As such, . marriage should be22 supject to re s t r i c t ions such as prohibi t ing respect ive part ies

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Page 13 S B NO l1 to a val id marriage contract from standing in re la t ion to each2 other , i . c . brother and s i s te r of the half as ,mll as to the3 ,mole blood, uncle and niece, aunt and riet>hc . .4 IIO ivevcr, the legis la ture concurrently] The legis la ture5 acknowledges tha t there arc many individuals who have6 signi f icant personal, emotional, and economic re la t ionships with7 another indiv idual yet aic prohibi ted by eueh] legal8 res t r ic t ions from marrying. For example, two individuals who9 are re la ted to one another, such as a widowed mother and her

1 unmarried son [ , or t I O individuals gho are c)f the same gender]Therefore, the l e g i s l t u r ~ believes tha t cer t a in r ights and

12 benef i t s pres en t l y avai lable only to married couples should be13 made avai lable to couples compri sed of two individuals who are14 lega l ly prohib i ted from marrying one another . 1115 SECTION 9. Section 580-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes , i s16 amended to read as follows:17 580-1 Jur i sd ic t ion hearing. a) Exclusive or igina l18 ju r i sd ic t ion in matters of annulment, divorce, and separat ion,9 subject t .o sec t i on 603-37 as to change of venue, and subject

2 also to appea l according to law is conferred upon the family21 court of the c i rcui t in which the applicant has been domiciled22 or has been phys ica l ly present for a continuous period of a t

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Page 14 S B NO I1 l e a s t th ree months next preceding the app l i ca t ion the re fo r [ )L2 except as p rov ided in subsec t ion b) . No abso lu te divorce from3 the bond of mat rimony sha l l be gran ted fo r any cause unless4 e i the r pa r ty to t h e marriage has been domici led o r has beenS phys ica l ly p r e s en t in the . Sta t e fo r a continuous per iod of a t6 l e a s t s ix mon th s n ex t preced i ng the app l i ca t ion t h e r e f o r [ ] L7 except as p rov i ded in subsec t ion b) . A person who may be8 res i ding on any mi l i t a r y or federa l base, i n s t a l l a t i on o r9 re se rva t ion w ithin the Sta te o r who may be presen t in the Sta te

10 under mil i t a r y orders sha l l not thereby be proh ib i t ed frommeeting the r e qu i r ements of th i s sec t ion . The fami ly court of

2 each c i r c u i t sha l l have j u r i s d i c t i o n over a l l proceedings13 re l a t ing to t he a nnulment, divo r ce, and separa t ion of c i v i l14 unions en te re d i nto in t h i s Sta t e o r unions .recognized as c i v i lIS unions in th i s S t a t e in the same manner as marr iages .16 b) An a c t i on fo r annu lmen t divorce o r separa t ion may be17 commenced where n e i th e r pa r ty t o the marr iage meets the domici le18 o r physical p re s enc e requ i rements of subsect ion a) a t the t ime19 the ac t ion i s c o m m e n c ~ d i f :20 1) The mar r i age was solemnized under chap ter 572 in t h i s2 S ta t e ; a nd

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Page 15 S B NO l1 ll Neithe r party to the marriage i s able to pursue an2 ac t ion for annulment , divorce or separat ion where the3 par es are domiciled because both par t ies are4 domiciled in a ju r i sd ic t ion or ju r i sd ic t ions tha t do5 not recognize the i r marriage.6 There shal l be a rebuttable presumption that a ju r i sd ic t ion wil l7 not maintain an act ion for annulment divorce or separat ion i f8 the ju r i sd ic t ion or j u r ~ s d i t i o n s where the par t ies are9 domiciled do not r ecognize the par t i es 1 marriage.1 (c) c t ions brought under subsection (b) shal l be11 commenced in the c i rcu i t where t he marriage was solemnized and2 the law of th is State shal l govern. .ru.r i sd ic t ion over actions3 brought under subsect ion (b) .shal l be l imited to decrees

. . . - . . . . - - . .14 granting annulmen t divorce or .s.eparat ion that address the15 s ta tus or d is so lu t ion of the marriage . alone; provided that i f16 both part ies to the marriage consent ton the family court r s17 personal j u r i sdic t ion or i f ju r i sd ic t ion otherwise exis ts by18 law the fami l y court shal l adjudicate .child custody spousal19 support chi ld .support propertY division . or other matters20 re la ted to the annulment divorce or separation; n2 SECTION 10 . Notwithstanding any other provis ion of law22 nothing in th i s Act sha l l inval idate any c iv i l union or


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Page 16 S.B. NO.1 rec i procal bene f ic i ary re la t ionship in existence before the2 effec t ive da te of th i s Act. Any such c iv i l unions or reciprocal3 beneficiary re lat ionships shal l continue unt i l terminated in4 accordance wi th appl icable law.5 SECTION 11. The department of heal th may in i t s6 discretion make any changes tha t t deems necessary to in te rna l

7 procedures or f orms to a id in the implementation of th is Act.8 SECTION 12. I f any provision of th i s Act or the9 appl ica t ion t he reof to any pe r son or circumstance i s held

1 inval id the i nva l id i ty does not af fec t other provisions orapp l ica t ions o f t he Act that can be given ef fec t without the

12 inval id prov i s i on or applicat ion and to th i s end the provisions13 of th is Act are severable .

. 14 . . SECTION l 3.. In codifying - t he riew sect ions added by sect ion5 2 of th is Ac t the revisor of s t atutes shal l subst i tute

16 appropriate s ec t ion numbers for the l e t t e r s used n designat ing17 the new sec t i ons i n th i s Act.18 SECTION 14. Statu tory materia l to be repealed s bracketed19 and str icken. New sta tutory ma t e r ia l is underscored.2

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Page 7 S B NO1 SECTION 5 . his Act sha l l t ake e f f e c t on November 18

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S B NO IReport Ti t l eEqual RightsDescriP tion:Recognizes marriages between individuals of the same sex.Extends to same-sex couples the same r ights benef i t sprotect ions and responsibi l i t ies of marriage that opposite-sexcouples receive. Effect ive 11/18/13.

he summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purpo eS only and isnot legislation or vidence of egislative intent.

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STATE OF HAWAI'ICIRCUIT COURT

OF THE FIRST CIRCUITPLAINTIFF,REPRESENTATIVE BOB McDERMOTT

CASE NUMBERSUMMONSTO ANSWER CIVIL COMPLAINTvs . DEFENDANT.

GOVERNOR NEIL ABERCROMBIE,SEN TOR DONN MERC DO KIM,REPRESENT TIVE JOSEPH SOUKI,SEN TOR CLAYTON HEE,REPRESENTATIVE KARL RHOADS

PLAINTIFF'S ADDRESS NAME, ADDRESS, TEL. NO.)ROBERT K. M TSUMOTO 1330345 Queen Street, Suite 701Honolulu, HI 96813Telephone: (808) 585-7244

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT(S)You are hereby summoned and required to file with the court and serve upon

Robert K. Matsumoto, 345 Queen Street, Suite 701, Honolulu, HI 96813 plaintiff s attorney, whose address is stated above, an answer to the complaint which is herewithserved upon you, within 20 days after servjce of this summons upon you, exclusive of the date ofservice. If you fail to do so, judgment by default will be taken against you for the relief demandedin the complaint.

DATE ISSUED

THIS SUMMONS SHALL NOT BE PERSONALLY DELIVERED BETWEEN10:00 P.M. AND 6:00A.M. ON PREMISES NOT OPEN TO THE GENERALPUBLIC, UNLESS AJUDGE OFTHEABOVE-ENTITLED COURT PERMITS,IN WRITING ON THIS SUMMONS, PERSONAL DELIVERY DURINGTHOSE HOURS.A FAILURE TO OBEY THIS SUMMONS MAY RESULT IN AN ENTRYOF DEFAULT AND DEFAULT JUDGMENT AGAINST THE DISOBEYINGPERSON OR PARTY

CLERK

OCT 3 2 13I do hereby certify that this is full, true, and co rrect copyof the original on file in this office Cikeit Court Clerk

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McDermott v. Abercrombie Complaint